dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
middle of the night; dead of night
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to cause someone to worry
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
right in the middle (of); midst; height
many; much; plenty; hardly
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
rare (or peculiar) animal
each; (arch.) you (plural)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
modesty; self-control; discretion
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
belonging to no party or school of thought
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)